Kalamazoo Section of the
American Chemical Society
Our mission is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Allegan, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren counties.
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Awards Recognition Evening Returns
After a four-year hiatus, our in-person Awards Recognition evening is returning on May 13, Monday, beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the WMed Innovation Center at 4717 Campus Drive, in Kalamazoo. To help in the planning we ask that you let us know of your intent to attend by no later than Monday, May 6; you may e-mail Salonika Aggarwal at aggarwal.salonika@gmail.com or call Lydia Hines at 269-375-7349.
KACS Meeting Travel Grants Encourage Their Participants
In the April issue of The KalChemist News (https://kalamazooacs.org/april-2024-vol-144/) we were treated to an article (with pictures) by one of the four students from Kalamazoo College who were awarded grants to attend the Spring ACS meeting in New Orleans.
In this article are excerpts from individual reports submitted by each of the other three students.
Chemicals-in-Soil Presentation Summary
For those who missed it, this article includes a summary of Dr. Inna Popova’s presentation to our Section.
Do you know what is in the soil beneath your feet? Dr. Inna Popova has made this her life’s work. Her path to this point took several twists and turns. After graduating from Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia, with a degree in chemistry, she pursued her Ph.D. in analytical & experimental physical chemistry at the University of North Dakota – Grand Forks. As she explained to an audience of KACS members and Kalamazoo College students at K, on April 9, 2024, she then received her masters degree in soil & land resources. This helped her to better study the effects of natural and synthetic organic compounds in soil ecosystems.